Fill your baseball board faster, keep players updated, and collect payments all in one place.
Choose your grid size, game modes, and prizes for any MLB matchup, series, or stretch of the season.
Our host tools make it easy to share your board, fill the squares, and collect payments quickly.
We update the runs-hits-errors total in real time, determine winners for each game, and notify players automatically so you don't have to manage a thing.
100 squares available
Playing as: You. Choose your squares!
Built on three core principles: Easy, Fun, and Fast. New to hosting? The same squares pool basics and reverse score rule that run every Play Squares board apply to baseball too.
A digital board built for baseball
Set up a 10x10 grid (or go smaller) for any MLB matchup, a full series, or a stretch of the season.
Keep players updated
Players get updates as squares get claimed and payments come in.
Mobile-optimized
Perfect for in-person watch parties, works great on phones and tablets.
One board, the whole stretch
Run a single board across a multi-game series or a run of regular-season games instead of starting over for every game.
Multiple board sizes
Keep it classic with a 10x10 board, or use a 5x5 or 4-square grid for a smaller group.
Collect payments
Players pay through one-click links via Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, or Zelle.
Players pick their own squares
Players claim available squares and join the pool in seconds.
| Our App | PDFs/Sheets | Other Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic winner detection | Sometimes | ||
| Real-time updates | No/Manual | Sometimes | |
| Mobile-optimized | Yes/Limited | Varies | |
| Setup time | <5 minutes | 10-15+ minutes | 5-10 minutes |
| Fun animations | Rarely | ||
| Flexible payment options | Sometimes | ||
| Multiple games on 1 board | Rarely | ||
| Board Creation Limits | Unlimited | Per board | Per board |
| Cost | One Month Pass - $29.99 | Free | Free to $25/board |
Real feedback from people running Play Squares boards.
“After years of using pen and paper, this was such a welcome upgrade. It was easy to set up and share for our Super Bowl party.”
“As a host, this saves so much time and eliminates manual errors. The interface is easy for players, and I'll use this for every event I host.”
“Even my older uncle had no issues picking squares. I felt confident sharing it with everyone, and it was completely worth the price.”
A baseball board runs on the same mechanic as any other squares pool. Players claim squares on a grid, every square ends up holding one digit for the home team and one for the away team, and the matching pair takes a share of the prize pool when a scoring period ends. What changes for baseball is the number those digits come from, since MLB boards score on runs, hits, and errors combined rather than runs alone.
Players pick a spot on the grid while it's still blank, and the randomizing assigns digits to the rows and columns once every square has been claimed. Whoever joined first has the same shot as whoever joined last, and the board locks as soon as the numbers are drawn. Nobody can hold out for a number they think looks good.
Add each team's runs, hits, and errors together, then take the last digit of each total. If the home team sits at 4 runs, 9 hits, and 1 error for a total of 14, its digit is 4. All three numbers are already printed in the box score the moment a broadcast shows it, so checking a winner takes a glance, and folding hits and errors in keeps every defensive play worth watching.
The standard baseball board pays out at three points rather than only at the end, and hosts choose how the prize pool splits across them. A common structure keeps the two early prizes even and saves the largest share for last:
| Scoring period | Typical share |
|---|---|
| End of the 3rd inning | 25% of the prize pool |
| End of the 6th inning | 25% of the prize pool |
| Final combined total | 50% of the prize pool, the last prize |
Some hosts pay a prize after every inning instead, which produces more winners and thins out each one. You can run your board whichever way suits your group.
Our full explainer on how baseball squares work covers the R+H+E format, series boards, and worked examples in depth, and our breakdown of grid sizes applies to baseball boards too. For October specifically, our guide to World Series squares handles paying out across a best-of-seven. Every board tracks the running total for you and shows the pending winner while the inning is still being played.
Best for single-event hosts.
Best for hosting multiple pools over a short period, such as playoffs, tournaments, or busy game stretches.
Best for frequent or season-long hosts.
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